St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-27
HOW HE WAS CAUGHT.
An Assassin Fails Into the Clutches
of the Law BY Attempting a Petty

An Assassin Fails Into the Clutches
of the Law BY Attempting a Petty
Nxvindle.
CHICAGO, March 26.-The details of a
singular and interesting bit of detective
work that has just been brought to sue
cessful issue are made public here. July
16, 1881, in quarrel at Young America,
Ind. William A. Green shot and killed
Enos Brunsbaugh, making his escape with
the assistance of his brother, A. G. Green.
No clue was obtained to Williams where
aboutS, except rumor that he was seen in
Texas. Last January the sweetheart of
the fugitive's brother disappeared. The
girl was Luella Mabbitt, and the disappear
ance was newspaper sensation for week.
A few weeks ago her body was found in
the Wabash river. In the belief that she
had been murdered by her betrothed, who
was also missing, Chicago detective
agency was called upon and hunt de-
cided on for both of the Green brothers.
The officer first found the mother of the
young men. who had moved to Ohio, but
discovered she was not in communication
with her sons. He then visited some re!a-
tives in Kentucky, and while
there struck a clue which led him
but found that William Green had left
Denison. The next clue led him to Chau-
tauqua county. Kansas. This was about
i've or six days ago. Ten days ago Mrs.
William j. Gallagher. whose husband be-
came noted as Joseph G. Mackin's confed-
crate in the Chicago ballot-boX frauds and
IS now in the penitentiary at Joliet, re.
ceived a letter addressed to her residence
street and number purporting to come from
aer husband, informing her that he had
with great difficulty and danger
ESCAPED FROM PRISON:
that he was at Cedarvale, Chautauoua
county, Kunsas. and requesting her to send
him 5000 at once, warning her to mention
to no one his whereabouts. Mrs. Gallagher
was sOrelY troubled. She believed the letter
genuine, but knowing that the detectives
here intended to use Gallagher as an in
former against the Rock Island train rob-
,ers, she guardedly communicated with the
agency. Upon being convinced that not
withstanding her belief to the contrary
Gallagher was certainly in prison, she
showed the officers the letter. 1t was at
once pronounced forgery and the postmas-
ter and marshal at Cedarvale were instructed
to arrest any one calling for mail addressed to
Gallagher. Word was soon received of the
arrest of man who gave the name of
Frank Deere. The mans picture was sent
here, but not identified. Just at this time
the operative on the search for the Greens
arrived at the county seat of Chautauqua
county (Columbus) and. to his great sur
prise. found one of his men in jail, for
Frank Deere and w. A. Green were one
and the same. His picture was positively
Identified by citizens of Cass county and
residents of Logansport. Ind. where he will
be taken on requisition to be tried and
will probably be hanged for murder. The
confidence game he had attempted on Mrs.
Gallagher he had been playing for some
time. He would find the address of the
family of some convict, write letter de-
failing his escape and ask for and often
obtain money. On this occasion, how
ever, his scheme miscarried and by a
strange fatality it has brought his neck in
danger Of the moose. The whereabouts of
the brother. A. c. Green, has not been dis
covered